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The fruit power source made me wonder: Has anyone made a device that is powered by a growing plant? Plant-derived power could be much more robust than traditio
by mleonhard 14y ago
The fruit power source made me wonder: Has anyone made a device that is powered by a growing plant? Plant-derived power could be much more robust than traditional solar cells. A solar cell fails if it gets dirty or broken, but a plant will just grow new leaves and branches.
- ars 14y agoSigh. It's not powered by fruit. It's sad how many people believe this. It's powered by the metal. The fruit just acts as a salt bridge from the metal. The power source is the oxidation of metal.